I have been silent since I started … why. Worn out. The Portuguese Camino has had unique challenges for me. Like food, streets in the medieval layout and increasing elevation of the land. In other words, Portugal is hilly, very Hilly. If I had done the research that my sister did by googling the Portuguese Camino level of difficulty, I would not have been so SURPRISED later in the walk.
Portugal is very beautiful. The people in the villages seem almost shy. I found very few spoke English. However a few spoke French. Funny, you would think they spoke Spanish but little or no Spanish. That was is okay since my Spanish is very close to zero. However, my finger pointing and hand gestures have greatly improved
One of the big challenges is finding food. If you do not plan ahead and even if you do, either you will not find a place to eat or an open store to buy food.
On the Portuguese Way villages are small and not close together. Appears most of the areas are farming communities. Backyard gardens are everywhere and such a delight to walk by.
